Sleet cutter or scraper for automobile windshields



T; 2. MANUEL Feb. 23, 1932.

SLEET CUTTER OR SCRAPER FOR AUTOMOBILE WINDSHIELDS Filed Aug. 16, 1950 VPatented Feb. 23, 1932' 7' thereof tocut orscrapelsleet from that por-.

The inventionlhas for- 1a V MINJ. zromvson AND amen SLEET cirr'rnn. 0Rscnaran wick, orn orwmoNauvrINNEsotra R anroiviosirn wmnsmnnnsApplication fiieanugust s; 1 930. Seria1 NoL475,763."

-This invention relates to' automobile windshield cleaners, and moreparticularly to a device adapted to be used for the purpose ofecuttingor scraping sleet; from the outer sides of Windshields; i

The-invention has for one ofits objects to provide aidevioe of thecharacter stated which shall be adapted tobe applied to a windshieldwiper. for operation thereby, and which shallbe adapted during theoperation tion of the windshield located in the line of vision of thedriver. h

further object to provide a device of the Character stated which shallbeadapted to'be applied to the I wiper blade holder of a Windshieldwiper of any construction, which shall be adapted to be applied to suchholderwithout the aid of screws or the like, and which shall be adaptedto be easily and quickly applied to or removed from such holder. v r IThe invention has for a further object'to provide a device of thecharacter stated which shall embody a blade having at opposite sidesthereof two cutting or scraping edges so that it will function toremovethe sleet during the movement thereof in opposite directions onthe windshield by the wiper, and which shall embody a clip carrying theblade and adapted to be easily and quickly applied to or removed fromthe wiper blade holder of the windshield wiper.

The invention has for a further object to provide a device of thecharacter; stated wherein the blade shall be loosely connected to theclip, to the end that its cutting or scraping edges will at all time liein full abutting contact with the windshield. I

Theinvention has for a still further object to provide a deviceof thecharacter stated which shall be. simple, durable and highly eflicientand shall be" adapted to be in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described fandclaimed,andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein a Figure lis anelevational view illustrating the. application of the sleet cutter orscraper to a windshield wiper and windshield,

V- a Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the :vertica plane indicatedby the line of F gure 1 Figure 3 is a sectionalview taken on ahorithrough the sleet cutter or scraper and a fragmentary portionlof thewindshield, and ij gul e 5, is a View in rear elevation of the ,sleetcutter orscraperi 7 u a.

fie ferring in detail to the drawings, 1 des- "ignatesya I fragmentaryportion a of thelwindshield of an automobile, and. 2 designates .a

lwiperlifo'r V the windshield. -The' wiper f 2,

zontal plane indicated the.li n e:8 3 of which maybe .pf anyconstructi'orh is for the 7 purpose ofl' illustration shown ascomprising a shaft 3 operableby a motor or hand crank, -not shown, aspring arm t fixed at one end to i the shaft and; extendingfjdow'nwardlythere-4 "from n adr s 0 h? windsh a Wiper blade h dle h d r ar he l -1The holder 6 is pivotedbetween its ends, as'at 7,

ftolithelower end of the arm 4 which holds,

he blade 5 under pressure in contact with ti he frcetsi wfcth W nd el'1,- T a T {The sleet. cutter. or scraper 8 forming the 1, subjectmatter of this application, comprises a netal .blade 99 0f elongatedrectangular for- }mation in ele'vation and of angularforma- :itionhorizontal or cross sectionf' The blade adapted to be applied to theholder t) in a manner to position its hollow sid e opposite the frontside of the windshield land to position its-longitudinalor. verticaledges in, contact with saidside of the windshield. 'e heses d e O e ad9. are sh p ed, atlO, to enablelthefblade to out or scrape sleet fromthe zouter side of. the? windshield 1.

a eT- eible efi is Pr i e -at h r ur o members 9? with alongitudinal slotf l -l' a for the receptionrof the head, Yof a 17 11113, 7 i

The clip 13, which isjemployed-rto secure '-:ithe a 99 t hel ldeefi se aeb ele' w metal, and comprises, in addition to the head 12, a pair ofopposed jaws 14 which are adaptedcto frictionally contact with theopposite sides of the holder 6 to secure the blade 9 to the holder. Thehead 6 connects the rear edges ofthe jawslt and also serves to connectthe blade; 9 to the clip 13.- The jaws 14:, which are of elongatedrectangular contour in plan, are longer, than and extend above and belowthe head 12, and are provided in "their front edges with notches or,recesses 15. .Thejaws 1A extend forwardly from the blade 9, and contactwith opposite sides or" the central portionof the holder 6,,

the notches 15 receiving the lugs 49 which are locatedat the'lower'el'id of the arm 4 and through which the'pi'vot 7 passes. The

head 12 extends rearwardly through the slot llin the blade 9, and afterits application to the blade its ends are burred or extended, as at 12to-secure the blade to the clip; 13; The blade 9 hasa'loose connectionwith the head 12 to permit it to rock about an axis parallel to the arma'so that its cutting edges 10 may at all times he in full abuttingcontact with the front side'of the windshield 1.

I tshould be apparent fromthe foregoing description, taken in connectionwith'the "for scraper will be held againstupward and downward movementwith respect-tosuch 'While wiper arm. .l r I have described theprinciple of 1 accompanying drawings, that when the cutter or "scraper8is applied to a windshield wiper, its blade 9 will lie between thewiper blade and the front side? of the windshield,

'tliat thefcutting edges 10,0 5 the blade 9 will lie in full abuttingcontactwith' said sidepf 'the'wind'shield, and that'during-the opera- 1tion of the 'wiper,"the blade 9 will be recip- I i rocated in anarcuatepath located in the line 'of vision of the driver of the automobile.will be. further understood that the blade 9 will, during thereciprocation there- V fofycut-or scrape sleet from an arcuateporshield, comprising a blade of angular form in cross section andhaving the free longiwiper blade, ajscraper blade having laterallyspaced active edges, and means loosely'com necting the scraper blade tothe clip to'permitboth active-edges of the scraper blade tosimultaneously contact'with the windshield.

8. A sleet cutter or scraper attachment for a windshield cleaner havinga wiper blade, comprising a clip forapplication to the wiper blade, 2;scraperblade having laterally spaced active edges, andmeans connectingthe scraper blade to the clip for movement about an axis parallel to theWiper blade so as to permit both edges of the scraper blade tosimultaneously contact with the windshield.

' In testimony :whereof I hereunto aflik mysignaturetion'ofthewindshieldlocated-directlyinline 7 I i and clip 13may be'each manufactured from of the vision of the driver'and will mainj"g tain such portion free of sleet. It will be still further understoodthat the'blade 9 rirnononn MANuiin a single blank of steel orothersuitable met y -1 i al, that the clip maybe readily engaged with ordisengaged from the wiper blade holder 'of the windshield wiperl'andthat the cutter holder by reason of the engagement of the clip withthepivot: receiving lugsof the p the invention, together with the structurewhichfI nowconsider the preferredembodi ment thereof, it is to beunderstood that the T {structure shown is merely illustrative and i thatsuch '7 changes may be made, when de- "ISA sleet cutter or scraper for awindc asffall within thescope of the inven- "tion'asclaimedqf' i

